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G. MAGEE, JR.

PACKAGE. APPLICATION FILED 001223, 1911.

Patented Aug. 27,1912.

GUY MAGEE, JR, OF WILMETTE, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of LettersP'atent.

PatentedAQug. 2?, rate.

Application filed October 23, 1911. Serial No. 656,123.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LGUY MAonn, Jr... cit-izen of the United States, residing at VVll met-to, in the county of (look and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in. Packages, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and

exact description, reference beinghad to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a partof this specification.

My invention relates to" packages and finds an important embodiment in devices for packing collars orcufis.

The invention has for its main object the provision of a container whose size is variable to suit the quantity of the contents. To this end I preferably employ acontaining sheet for inclosing the contents and which may have its edge portions suflicientl'y gathered together to limit the space inclosed by the sheet to that which would be properly occupied by the contents.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention I employ a contraotible and expensiblepa'ckage contents inclosing band that may be adjusted snugly to fit thecontents it incloses whereby a definite shape may beimparted to the package and the containing sheet may be relieved of strain that would otherwise be imposed thereupon. I do not wish to be limited however, in all embodiments of the invention, to the'employment of the aforesaid band. As my invention is preferably practised I also employ a fastening device for holding the gathered portions ofthe sheet, this fastening device desirably including two members in its formation,

one surrounding and the other surrounded by the gathered portions of the sheet which are held between the fastening members so that the sheet is caused snugly to fit the package contents and the 1 band inclosing the same, if such band be employed. For the sake of convenience I desirably equip one of the fastening members with a receptacle that may be used for containing collar buttons or other small devices.

I Will explain my invention more fully by reference to the'accompanying drawing showing the preferred embodiment thereof in the form of a holder for collars and. in which drawing Figure 1 is a sectionalyiew; Fig. 2 is a 7 plan view on a much reduced scale, the expansible and contractible band being omitted and the sheet being laid flat; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on liiie 3 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4

is a perspective View of theinner fastening member; and Fig. dis a perspective view of the contractible-and expansible band. Like parts are indicated by similar charactors of reference throughout the different figures.

An expansible and contractible contents inclosing band. a, madepreferably 'of spring metal, has its ends in overlapping relation, these ends passing through a loop b which carries athumb screw 0 in one of its long sides, the inner end of the thumb screw being adapted to project within the space of the loop and there cla-mpingly to engage a portion 0 with the overlapping ends of the band to hold them in fixed relation with each other. When the thumb screw is loose the peripheral length of the band may be adjusted to suit the space that should be occupied by the package contents, whereafter the adjustment may be maintained by the screw as has been described.

In order to prevent the collars at the center of the package from being wound too tight and in order to: provide an object about which the collars may be disposed, I employ a mandrel d that is substantially centrally disposed with respect to the band a, the collars being placed between the mandrel and the band, the band thus surrounding thecollars while the mandrel is surrounded by the collars. One end of this mandrelis desirably provided with a partitition 'e that serves to constitute a wall of a receptacle for buttons, etc., this receptacle being provided with a cover f that fits the mandrel. A-sheet g of some flexible mate- 'rial such as cloth is permanently secured to the mandrel but is desirably unattached to the band but which preferably overlies the same to engage it. After the collars, or other contents, have been disposed about the mandrel and the peripheral length of the band has been adjusted to suit the space to be occupied by the collars, the sheet is gathered over the band and the package I contents and the gathered edges of the sheet are tucked into the mandrel whcreafter a fastening member is inserted within the mandrel to hold the gathered edges of the .sheet against the mandrel, the mandrel thus becoming a fastening member that is complemental to the fastening member that is inserted within the mandrel. The inner fastoning member is preferably externally faced with plush and is desirably in the form of a strong band spring that requires contraction in order to be received Within the mandrel, and which, by its expansion, holds the gathered edge portions of the sheet against the mandrel. In order to facilitate the insertion and removal of the spring fastening member h, I provide the same with inturned thumb and finger holds 2'.

By the construction which has been described the package or container is flexible in size to suit the package contents. Moreover the arrangement is such that there need be no crack or crevice for the admission of foreign matter to the package interior.

The fastening device which I preferably employ includes two members, the member it being surrounded by the gathered edges of the sheet while the complemental member d surrounds the gathered edges of the sheet. There is thus provided a fastening device having two members for holding the gathered portion of the sheet therebetween, the inner fastening member it operating to hold the gathered edges of the sheet by pressing outwardly upon such sheet edges while the hollow outer fastening member (Z receives the tucked in edges of the sheet in position to permit the inner fastening member to press the gathered edges of the sheet against the outer fastening member and thereby hold such edges.

In the event of the omission of the mandrel cl the spring fastening member could be employed to hold the collars by pressing the cloth sheet directly against the collars, and in some forms of the invention the entire fastening mechanism at the central portion of the structure could be omitted, in which case the edge port-ions of the cloth could be tucked into the central space or otherwise held. I

While I haveherein shown and particularly described the preferred embodiment of my invention, 1" do not wish to be limited to the precise construction illustrated as changes may readily be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent the following 1. 'A package including a contractible and expansi'ble package contents inclosing band; :1 containing sheet for engaging said band and inclosing the package contents and having edge portions adapted to be gathered in close proximity; and a fastening device having two members for holding the gathered portions of the sheet therebetween.

2. A package including a cont-ractible and expansible package contents inclosin-g band;

a containing sheet for engaging said hand 3. A package including a containing sheet,

for inclosing the package contents having its outer border portions adapted to be gathered in close proximity; and a fastening device having a sheet holding member surrounding and another sheet holding member surrounded by the gathered outer border portions of the sheet.

4. A package including a containing sheet for inclosing the package contents having its outer border portions adapted to be gathered in close proximity; and a fastening device having two members for holding theigathered outer border portions of the sheet therebetween.

5. A package including a containing sheet for the package contents having its outer border portions adapted to be gathered in close proximity; and a sheet fasteningmember surrounded by and adapted to hold the gathered outer border portions of the sheet, said fastening member operating to hold the gathered edges of the sheet'by pressing outwardly upon such sheet edges.

'6. A package including a contractible and expansible contents .inclosing. band; a central member between which and the band the package contents are to be disposed; and a containing sheet engaging said band and further inclosing its contents, saidcentral member being of a formation to permit the gathered edges of the sheet to be held in I engagement therewith.

7. A package including a central member; and :1 containing sheet between which and the central member the package contents may be disposed, said central member being of a formation to permit the gathered edges of the sheet to be held in engagement therewith.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this seventeenth day of October A. D., 1911. I GUY MAGEE, JR. Witnesses:

G. .L. ORAGG, E. L. VVHITE; 

